Case for the defence fails to end doubts

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Nigel Farage embarked on a series of media interviews yesterday
vehemently to deny allegations in The Times, but failed to
account for thousands of pounds a year in office costs. His responses raised
a number of questions:

Mr Farage: “We do not claim expenses for running offices . . . we get a
fixed-rate allowance, and we can spend it how we see fit. We don’t have to
provide receipts for it or anything like that. We are given recommendations
as to what it can legitimately be spent on.”

He is correct to state that the general expenditure allowance (GEA) is
automatically paid